Formosa Journal of Computer and Information Science
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): March 2026

Predictive Analysis for the Early Detection of Depression in Adolescents Based on Social Media Usage Patterns

Genesis Sembiring Depari (Universitas Sumatera Utara)
Julpan Daniel Simatupang (Universitas Sumatera Utara)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Jul 2026

Abstract

This study examines the use of predictive analytics for the early detection of depression among teenagers based on social media usage patterns and behavioral indicators. The research utilizes a secondary dataset consisting of 1,200 adolescent records, including variables such as daily social media usage duration, sleep duration, stress level, anxiety level, addiction tendency, academic performance, physical activity, and depression classification labels. A quantitative approach was applied using machine learning algorithms, including Logistic Regression, Decision Tree, Random Forest, and Support Vector Machine. The dataset was processed through data cleaning, encoding, normalization, exploratory data analysis, feature selection, model development, and model evaluation. The results show that sleep duration, daily social media usage, stress level, anxiety level, and academic performance are important predictors of teen depression.

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Journal Info

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fjcis

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Subject

Computer Science & IT

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Formosa Journal of Computer and Information Science (FJCIS) is an international platform for scientists, academics, practitioners and engineers involved in all aspects of computer science and information sciences to publish high quality, up todate, peer review papers. It is an international research ...